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750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
6465 East Johns Crossing, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Georgia state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine